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SAVE Promise Clubs engage students in meaningful violence prevention efforts within their school and community.

SAVE PROMISE CLUBS IN ACTION – SERVICE PROJECTS

SAVE Promise Clubs are a way to engage students in preventing violence and keeping themselves and their friends safe. Learning by doing is a key component of SAVE. Empowering students to get involved in hands-on efforts to prevent violence is a rewarding learning experience of SAVE Promise Clubs. Service projects take practical knowledge and information and turn them into a service-oriented learning experience with an after-action reflection piece. An example would be SAVE high school students who travel to a local middle school and teach 7th graders how to Say Something or Start With Hello, and then return to reflect on their service experience as it relates to the skills of conflict management they have learned.

STARTING YOUR SAVE SERVICE PROJECT

Many times the hardest part about doing a community service or service learning project is getting started! Knowing and picking a good project idea can take up the majority of time … and time is what you most need to do the actual project. Here are some things to consider before starting to “brainstorm” ideas for a SAVE service project.

What are some topics or issues of concern or interest for our school’s or SAVE Promise Club students over the last few weeks or months?

Are there any crime or violence incidents that have recently occurred in your school or community? If so, what were they?

Is there a specific need in your school or community that you feel should have more attention by students and others?

What are social interest of concerns specific to your school or community? (For example, there may be a higher incidence of bullying or youth suicide in your local area.)

What are topics, issues, or interest of most students/youth? (You may want to ask students or club members to list their top three concerns on a sheet of paper. Do not ask for names on the paper and anonymously collect the responses.)

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SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in SAVE activities, students learn crime prevention and conflict management skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence.